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- The copyright date of the orientation film may be incorrect. At Comic Con, Damon Lindelof hinted that time may not be all it seemed, it could have been a nod towards this.
- As this is an orientation specifically for Station 3 the Swan, it might mean that there are other orientation films tailored for each station. This theory seems to have more weight after the discovery of the Pearl. The orientation video watched by Locke and Eko in the Pearl claimed to be 5 of 6, and the Pearl is said to be station 5 of 6, so it looks like there is one orientation film per station.
- The Swan orientation is on film, and Pearl one on tape because film is a medium impervious to the Swan's electromagnetic fields.
- The fact that the orientation film exists suggests that individuals stationed in the Swan were simply part of an experiment, and had no prior knowledge of the true goals of the DHARMA Initiative and the Hanso Foundation. However, it could be that the project is a well-kept secret and that participants only learn more about after being stationed on the Island.
- Sensory deprivation was employed in parapsychology experiments during the 70's and 80's, especially with those involving clairvoyance and telepathy. Supposedly, if the subject's brain was not receiving input from the normal five senses, he or she could then tune into the psychic senses. The man in the contraption in the film may be in such a sensory deprivation test. Since the footage appears when the word, "Parapsychology" is spoken, this is quite likely.
- Radzinsky edited the film because he wanted his replacements to stop pushing the button, thereby triggering a system failure that would give away the location of the Island.
- He removed all information about the nature of the Incident and the consequences of a system failure because he wanted the viewer to suspect that nothing will happen if the button isn't pushed.
- He left the reference to B.F. Skinner in the film because he wanted the viewer to conclude that the Swan Station is nothing but a giant Skinner box.
- He removed "Dr. Candle's" warning about contacting the outside world because he wanted the viewer to attempt such a contact. Perhaps this implies that the outside world can, in fact, be contacted via the DHARMA computer system, or at least other stations, In fact, is not a good idea to have the Pearl contacting other stations, so they could realize that they are the psicological experiment and this could lead to the incident so they warned it in the new Orientation video (asuming the video we have seen is a new version of the Swan Orientation).
- He smuggled the deleted footage out in the hollowed-out Bible for the same reason that he and Kelvin hid the map on the blast door -- because he knew that someone was watching him, and he didn't want them to know he was trying to sabotage their work.
- There are two swan orientation films: one before the incident and one after.
- The black ball like object in the magnetic field in front of DeGroot on the film is the makings of Cerberus/ the "Monster"/ the security system.
